Republican Senators on Military Retirement Cuts

Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) came to the floor to criticize the military retirement cuts in the federal budget agreement, specifically the…
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Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) came to the floor to criticize the military retirement cuts in the federal budget agreement, specifically the removal of Cost of Living Adjustments (COLAs). However, Senator Graham admitted that current military pay and benefits amounts were “unsustainable.” He was joined in colloquy by Senators Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) and Jeff Sessions (R-AL). close

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*The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.